I previously dismissed long division as a meaningless math procedure. Am I backpedaling now in response to readers' comments?

So, an algorithm is the process a computer uses to transform input data into output data. A simple concept, and yet every piece of technology that you touch involves many algorithms.

While it may sound daunting, partial quotient algorithm (or partial quotient division) is a method for dividing numbers that's much more accessible than the familiar but more abstract long division.